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Dubai Off-Plan Hotspots 2026
Which Dubai districts are seeing the most off-plan launches in 2026? 59 active areas, 128 live projects from 83 developers — ranked by activity. Primary-market project data. This is not DLD resale transaction data.
How to read this report
This report is built from aggregated off-plan project records — it tracks new developments currently for sale, in presale or announced, with a confirmed location. It is entirely different from the DLD transaction reports (#1 Yield Map, #2 Price Index, #3 Volume Map): those count completed resale deals registered with the Land Department; this counts live new projects from developers. The numbers cannot be compared. A district with 20 off-plan projects does not necessarily have high DLD resale volume — the two markets move independently.
| # | Area | Projects | Developers | From (AED) | Handover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abu Dhabi | 16 | ALDAR, Burtville Developments, Castor Real Estate Development +1 | AED 916K | — | |
JVC (Jumeirah Village Circle) | 10 | Azizi, Grid Properties, HMB Homes Real Estate Development +1 | AED 629K | — | |
Dubai Islands | 10 | AYAT Development, AYS Developers, Cirrera +1 | AED 1.7M | — | |
| 4 | Al Marjan Island | 7 | Almal, BNW Developments, Divine One Group +1 | AED 1.2M | — |
| 5 | Dubai South | 6 | AGN Skyline Developers, Dubai South Developers, Evera Development +1 | AED 635K | — |
| 6 | Town Square | 5 | Nshama Group | AED 1.2M | — |
| 7 | Al Satwa | 4 | Elemental Developments, Enso Delevopment, Object 1 +1 | AED 1.5M | — |
| 8 | Jebel Ali Village | 3 | Azizi, Wasl | AED 824K | — |
| 9 | MBR District 11 (Meydan South) | 3 | Leos, Riviera Group, Samana | AED 2.7M | — |
| 10 | Dubailand Residence Complex | 3 | AG Properties, Arabian Gulf Developer, Prestige One Developments | AED 637K | — |
| 11 | Dubai Land Residence Complex | 3 | Alfulaiti Development, Fakhruddin Properties Development, Imtiaz Development | AED 500K | — |
| 12 | Bukadra | 2 | Invest Group Overseas (IGO), Prestige One Developments | AED 1.7M | — |
| 13 | Al Amerah | 2 | Azha Properties, Team Arcon | AED 550K | — |
| 14 | Dubai Industrial City | 2 | Samana, Zoya Developments | AED 597K | — |
| 15 | World of Islands | 2 | THOE | AED 3.1M | — |
| 16 | City Walk | 2 | Alta Real-Estate Developments, SOL Properties | AED 2.9M | — |
| 17 | Maritime City | 2 | DAMAC, Deyaar | AED 2.3M | — |
| 18 | Madinat Al Mataar | 2 | Emaar | AED 3.3M | — |
| 19 | City Of Arabia | 2 | Beyond Developments, Majid Al Futtaim | AED 1.5M | — |
| 20 | Muwaileh Commercial | 2 | Arada | AED 1.7M | — |
| 21 | Dubai Sports City | 2 | Acube Developments, Danube | AED 892K | — |
Top 5 most active districts
- 1Abu Dhabi16
- 2JVC (Jumeirah Village Circle)10
- 3Dubai Islands10
- 4Al Marjan Island7
- 5Dubai South6
Top developers by project count
- 1Emaar7
- 2Nshama Group6
- 3ALDAR6
- 4Samana5
- 5Azizi4
- 6Prestige One Developments4
- 7Danube3
- 8Acube Developments3
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Methodology & source
Source: aggregated developer project records, synchronised to the ECOSYSTEM research dataset and shown here without adjustment. Data as of August 2026.
Only projects with confirmed off-plan status (on_sale / presale / announced), a cover image and a named location are included. Projects without a district cannot be geographically ranked.
Each district requires at least 2 qualifying projects to appear — single-project entries are excluded as statistically unreliable.
Starting price (AED) is the lowest min_price among qualifying projects in that district — the cheapest entry point available. Handover range shows the earliest and latest completion years among listed projects.
This data is NOT Dubai Land Department transaction data. Do not compare figures with the DLD reports on this site.
Frequently asked questions
- Which Dubai area has the most off-plan projects in 2026?
- Based on the project dataset as of August 2026, Abu Dhabi leads with 16 active projects. High-demand residential and mixed-use districts consistently attract the most developer launches.
- Is this the same data as the DLD reports?
- No. This report uses aggregated off-plan project records — live new projects from developers. The other three reports on this site (Yield Map, Price Index, Volume Map) use Dubai Land Department transaction data for completed resale deals. The two sources measure different things and cannot be compared directly.
- What does 'starting from' (AED) mean?
- It is the lowest listed min_price among qualifying projects in that district — the cheapest published entry point. Actual availability at that price depends on the specific project and unit type.
- How current is the data?
- The report reflects the off-plan project dataset synchronised as of August 2026. Projects older than 2 months are excluded to keep only active, current listings.
- Can I cite or embed this report?
- Yes. The dataset is openly licensed (CC BY 4.0). Use the ready citation string, or paste the embed snippet — it credits ECOSYSTEM Research and links back to this page.
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